Organizational energy: A behavioral analysis of human and organizational factors in manufacturing

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 193-204

  Irani, Zahir ^a   Sharif, Amir M ^a   Papadopoulos, Thanos ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; decision making; embodied energy; energy equilibrium model; fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM); information systems (IS); manufacturing; organizations; people; relationships

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; MANUFACTURE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BEHAVIOR; EMBODIED ENERGY; ENERGY EQUILIBRIUM; FUZZY COGNITIVE MAPPINGS; PEOPLE; RELATIONSHIPS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 85027924130     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2015.2402215     Document Type: Article

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